Making Up with Carl Ray
Monday August 6, 2018
Make Up First, Chicago

Completely focused on creating strong beauty makeup, this very special event with Carl Ray (BIO) will help participants understand and develop the techniques that will help them get more - and better - jobs in the wide ranging areas of beauty makeup. Whether your focus is bridal or advertising, film or editorial, clean beauty makeup is at the core of every part of our industry. Best known for his work as Michelle Obama's personal makeup artist during her time in the White House and still to this day, Carl will speak to his work, artistically and logistically, with one of the most famous and important women in the world. Carl will demonstrate his take on beautiful makeup, talk favorite products and share the tips and techniques that got him arguably the coolest job on the planet.

After the morning seminar, the program will continue on to a hands-on workshop for those taking part in the full-day program where attendees will design and apply their own look under the direction of Carl Ray and The Powder Group founder, Michael DeVellis. Participants can choose to be a part of only the seminar portion of the program, or the full day hands-on workshop.

Carl Ray sets and redefines the trends in iconic American beauty as the personal makeup artist to First Lady Michelle Obama. For the past seven and a half years, Carl has been responsible for all the Michelle Obama’s official appearances both nationally and around the world. His ability to create fresh yet timeless looks makes him one of the top makeup artists working in the industry today.

Carl was born on Andrews Air Force Base and traveled around the world as part of a military family. Growing up in different cultures provided him with unique viewpoints and inspirations, which later influenced his work and continues to evolve. As a painter growing up, Carl realized his true passion was expressing his art through makeup. He traded his paint brushes for makeup brushes and now uses faces as his canvas. A self-taught artist, Carl learned and perfected his skill by applying his mother’s makeup as a young man. Throughout his career, clients continue to book Carl for his ability to enhance a woman’s natural beauty and pull out their personality through his makeup application.

His creatively lead to a wide range of assignments allowing for his talent to shine on the covers and inside pages of Vogue, Allure, Glamour, InStyle, Elle, Cosmopolitan, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Better Homes & Garden, More, Ebony, Town & Country, Health, Readers Digest, Ladies Home Journal, Washingtonian, Modern Luxury, Capital File, Bride & Groom, Bride, The Knot, Martha Stuart and Engaged Magazine.

The renowned Washingtonian Magazine has voted Carl Ray top makeup artist for 18 consecutive years. He is available by appointment and offers make-up services for bridal, special events, galas, red carpet, commercial and editorial print, HDTV television, speaking engagements, and more. Carl resides in Washington, DC and is also available for domestic and international travel.

For more information about this program or for help with registration please contact kelly@thepowdergroup.com
Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.